These are such awkward moments, yet she brought it up. Obviously this happened in recent years. I know that when we would talk about my 19-YO brother who died following emergency surgery for a ruptured hernia, it took decades for my mother to talk about it freely. When she passed, we found a box of Randy's belongings, including his slide rule. She never got over it. He was a straight "A" student and in first year of college. He was her favorite, and the sudden death event was a terrible shock.
I think you handled the best way you could. Glad you got out of their on both feet, not falling on your face or your butt. Icy, slick surfaces could do you in! |
